Last Month at the Federal Circuit
November 2010
Federal Circuit Affirms TTAB Decision Finding That Chippendales’ “Cuffs & Collar” Trade Dress Is Not Inherently Distinctive for Adult-Entertainment Services
[Appealed from TTAB]
Subsequent Paragraph IV Filer Has Legally Cognizable Interest in When First-Filer’s Exclusivity Period Begins
[Appealed from D.N.J., Chief Judge Brown]
Reproducing an Invention in
the United States Does Not
Constitute Inventorship Under
35 U.S.C. § 102(g)(2)
[Appealed from D. Del., Judge Robinson]
Abbreviations | |
ALJ | Administrative Law Judge |
ANDA | Abbreviated New Drug Application |
APA | Administrative Procedures Act |
APJ | Administrative Patent Judge |
Board | Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences |
Commissioner | Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks |
CIP | Continuation-in-Part |
DJ | Declaratory Judgment |
DOE | Doctrine of Equivalents |
FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
IDS | Information Disclosure Statement |
ITC | International Trade Commission |
JMOL | Judgment as a Matter of Law |
MPEP | Manual of Patent Examining Procedure |
NDA | New Drug Application |
PCT | Patent Cooperation Treaty |
PTO | United States Patent and Trademark Office |
SJ | Summary Judgment |
TTAB | Trademark Trial and Appeal Board |
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